r/losangeleskings • u/ouzer • 11h ago

This Day in Kings’ History (2014): Alec Martinez eliminates the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7

On June 1, 2014, the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-4, in Game 7 of the Western Conference Final. Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal in overtime, and the Kings became the first team in NHL playoff history to win three Game 7s on the road.

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u/midnightrockstar 10h ago

Greatest playoff series I’ve witnessed in over 40 years watching the game.

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u/SimonNicols 2h ago

Winning 3 Game 7s on the road ! Crazy stuff, and great to see all those jerseys with this names on them. I think Doughty #8 is the only one left now that Kopi #11 is gone.

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u/ElcheapoLoco 10h ago

I remember vividly the moment it went in I collapsed in total exhaustion.

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u/Ashamed_Anywhere_877 6h ago

Same. Complete opposite of what o did when they eliminated the yotes.

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u/South-One7870 10h ago

That cup run took years off my life. Worth it.

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u/_YGB_ 11h ago

I miss meaningful hockey 🥲

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u/SimonNicols 2h ago

Chicago in 2010, 2013, 2015 - and Kings in 2012 and 2014…. Those were some dominant years for those teams !!!

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u/JoelGoodsonP911 10h ago

What a series. Best I've ever seen. No bias. 😄

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u/Deliriousdrew 11h ago

I dont agree with puck luck, but a lot of those goals took fortuitous bounces towards players in the RIGHT place

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u/vishnusbasement 10h ago

turns out it’s extremely challenging to be in the right place at the right time

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u/Punkrawk78 10h ago

Shoot the puck, go to the net. You make your own luck.

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u/makesmashgreatagain 10h ago

There’s definitely luck. That doesn’t mean there isn’t skill involved. Most of the time to get a lucky bounce you have to do hundreds of things correct. It’s not like they are shooting from the center line and an alien is curving the puck

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u/roboto404 10h ago

This series is when I started growing grey hairs.

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u/year_zero_49 5h ago

Three game 7 wins on the road. That was so awesome, but very nerve-wracking, to watch!

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u/EarlyPaintbrush 6h ago

This is even more bonkers than I remember. What a run.

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u/HuckleberryJunior642 5h ago

I remember being a kid and my parents trying to get me to go to bed because I had school the next morning (they aren’t into hockey). So glad little me insisted I stay up.

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u/Scj787 1h ago

I remember this game and this day so well. I had to be at an event I couldn’t miss. I recorded the game and went on radio silence with my phone. Warned everyone around me not to say a word.

Got home and watched the game alone. I even remember the beer I was drinking. It was Saint Archer Pale Ale. Spent most of the game standing because my anxiety wouldn’t let me sit.

What a series, what a playoff run. I don’t think I’ll ever see another playoff run like that by any team as long as I live.

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u/gambit700 11 25m ago

I straight up hated those Blackhawks teams, but god did I respect them. They were so good and we had to fight for every win against them